Asst Prof of Economics @Trinity_U | health insurance, health policy, & health disparities. Abundance bro. Past: @vanderbiltecon @LGBTPolicyLabVU and @aysps
San Antonio, TX
Joined May 2008
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It is a special joy for a professor to see their students thrive. Check out this interesting analysis by my thesis advisee Ben Kim (and old Vandy friend Tucker Smith).
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Two problems w/ this article from my old Twitter frenemy Unlearning Economics:
1) Price controls in imperfectly competitive markets (eg oligopolistic) can improve welfare.
2) That doesn’t mean rent control as it is currently proposed will do so. Depends on lots of things!
A few more spots to fill! If you're interested in being a discussant or chair of a session in health equity at ASHEcon 2026 pls shoot me a DM!
Ben Harrell 🌐 retweeted
you’re telling me all the same people who championed the anti trans panic now openly want to overturn gay marriage? you mean gay and trans struggles were inseparable this whole time?
🚨EXCLUSIVE:
A broad coalition of pro-family groups is organizing to overturn Obergefell.
The campaign declares that children are "Greater Than" so-called "Equality."
Marriage and family law should prioritize the needs of children, not the predilections of adults.
Here's the powerful video with @albertmohler, @LilaGraceRose, @Advo_Katy, @conservmillen, @JBStonestreet, @michaeljknowles, @FocusFamily's Jim Daly, @DelanoSquires, @tperkins, & @josh_hammer.
The coalition includes: @AmericanFamAssc, @ColsonCenter, @FRCdc, Focus on the Family, @ThemBeforeUs, @CatholicVote, @LiveAction, @AbbyJohnson, @SteveDeaceShow, @RuthInstitute, @RonColeman, @CBMWorg, @sgruber91, @CCVPolicy, @AKFamilyCouncil, @indianafamily, @theFAMiLYLEADER, @MarylandFamily, @MAFamilyInst, @ncfamilypolicy, @txvalues & more
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Ben Harrell 🌐 retweeted
One last (sobering) update on the #EconJobMarket before the winter holidays; data as of 2025-12-14. In terms of # of job listings on JOE, this is the worst job mkt in recent yrs for PhD Economists. # jobs down 20% from last yr, even 18.9% lower than during COVID (2020).
Must not interfere. It’s a canon event.
"On the level of individuals and civilizations, personality predates ideology, meaning before you were a fascist, you were a bully and an asshole."
-Brennan Lee Mulligan
Ah yes, an aspiring tyrant in the making…
Stephen Miller was always a POS. Here he is in high school, already looking middle-aged, giving a student government campaign speech:
“Am I the only one who is sick and tired of being told to pick up our trash when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us?”
Ben Harrell 🌐 retweeted
Woah I just noticed this correlation 🤯. At some point, do we need to consider the possibility that RFK Jr. is causing autism?
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🚨New in @JAMANetworkOpen 🚨 w/ Nicole Jones and @_thegabemiller : the 2010s saw a reversal of an enduring disparity in insurance rates among 🏳️🌈 ppl, particularly for same-sex couples. So how have these gains been realized? Let's get into it! A 🧵! 1/6
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Finally, Medicaid expansion plays a key role here. Gains in SSC insurance status are mostly concentrated in states that have expanded Medicaid, which @samueljamesmann @Cameron_Deal_ @GilbGonzales Kitt Carpenter, and I have written on about elsewhere: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 5/6
